Finally, CM gets fulltime Pr Secy, Verma goes to R&B, Nayak Agri

TNN Bureau. Updated: 5/24/2017 12:44:10 AM Front Page

Information Deptt fully delinked from CM office

JAMMU: Rohit Kansal, was given additional charge of Principal Secretary to Chief Minister upon elevation of then incumbent BB Vyas as Chief Secretary, has been now posted on full time basis to the post relieving him of the charge of Works department.
Meanwhile, in an unusual move, the government has delinked the administrative charge of Information Department from the Chief Minister's office. Traditionally, the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister would hold the charge of Information department. In latest department government has posted MH Malik as Administrative Secretary of Information Department.
It may be mentioned here that the Chief Minister recently allocated the charge of Information department to Choudhary Zulfkar Ali, the Minister for FCS&CA. Information department has traditionally been held by the Chief Minister.
Rohit Kansal, the 1995 batch JK Cadre IAS officer, who was holding the additional charge of Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti along with the main charge of Commissioner Secretary to Government, Public Works (R&B) Department, has been posted as Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister on full time basis.
Kansal was given the additional charge of the important chair in the administration on May 7 this year, around nine days after the former Principal Secretary to CM, Bharat Bhushan Vyas was posted as Chief Secretary of the state on April 28.
As per the GAD order issued today, Kansal shall also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department to relieve the Chief Secretary, BB Vyas of the additional charge of the mentioned departments. He will also continue to hold the charge of Administrative Secretary, Civil Aviation, Estate and Hospitality & Protocol Department.
The order further reads that Sanjeev Verma, 2001 batch JK Cadre IAS officer from Jammu and Commissioner Secretary to the Government, Agriculture Production Department, shall replace Rohit Kansal from the post of Commissioner Secretary to the Government, Public Works (R&B) Department.
Meanwhile, Sundeep Kumar Nayak, who was on May 12 this year appointed as CEO, Jehlum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project after awaiting posting in GAD department for about six months, as per order, shall also hold the charge of the Administrative Secretary, Agriculture Department, in addition to his own duties.
In October last year, Nayak, then Financial Commissioner, Agriculture Production Department was asked to report in GAD till further orders.
Since then till May 12 this year, he saw many officers getting transferred and posted in different departments but him.
Sources said that he was made to wait for around 6 months in GAD due to his alleged tussle with Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh for his refusal to allot a Rs 700 Cr project to one of the favourites of Dr Nirmal Singh, without tenders.


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